10 BENEFITS OF ISO CERTIFICATIONS TO CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS

Achieving an ISO quality management certification can pay huge dividends for your business in improved efficiency, productivity and customer satisfaction.

But the benefits of ISO go far beyond your operations to every aspect of the business, including sales and marketing, strategic planning and employee engagement.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an independent, non-governmental organization that develops standards to ensure the quality, safety and efficiency of products, services and systems.

It requires you to set clear objectives for your business, standardize processes and explain them to your employees.

As a business owner, getting your organization certified helps your business in the following ways:

1. Improved Chance of Winning Contracts:
Having ISO certification can go a long way to helping a business to secure partnerships with both the public and private sectors. With public sector tenders for example, certification to ISO 9001 is a strong signal that a business is well-run and credible, removing the need for extensive due diligence. Similarly, many private sector organizations have made it a requirement for their suppliers to be certified to ISO 9001. It signifies that quality is taken seriously and can be relied on in all aspects of the business.

2. Better Customer Satisfaction:
One of the most important aspects of the ISO standard is tracking customer satisfaction and responding to any issues raised. Companies that seek and maintain ISO certification prove that they take this issue seriously.

3. Reduced Product or Service Problems:
ISO certified businesses are better prepared to deal with the unexpected. For instance, if a product is not up to scratch, there will be processes in place that help to ensure that the problem is dealt with efficiently and does not recur.

4. Better Management System:
Appropriate analysis and reporting is a key factor in running a business well. The ISO standard helps businesses to get this right.

5. Increased Consistency in Business Practices:
Implementing the practices required by the standard will offer the type of consistency that benefits everyone, including customers. It ensures that processes within a business are common and understood which helps employees be clearer on the tasks involved, rather than spending time thinking about what to do or even making things up.

6. Enhanced Employee Satisfaction and Job Security
Staff enjoy greater job satisfaction and feel more secure about their jobs in a business where processes are well-defined and clearly managed.

7. Lower Costs:
Achieving and maintaining certification to ISO 9001 can lead to lower insurance premiums. This is because insurers recognize that these businesses have appropriate processes and controls that reduce risks.

8. Streamlined Business Processes:
No business wants unnecessary paperwork and yet many are burdened by precisely that. The discipline inherent in the ISO standards means that business processes should be streamlined. Regular reviews mean that processes should not become flabby.

9. Continuous Improvement:
A good quality management system provides a solid foundation for improvements to be made year on year.

10. Overall Business Improvement
The aggregate effect of the nine individual benefits outlined above is an overall business improvement and consequently profit.

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It is the believe of the author that revelations of these blog content will serve as an eye opener to entrepreneurs and managers of corporate organizations towards the immense benefits that accrues to corporate bodies as a result of implementing ISO in their corporate settings. If these blog post has impacted on you positively or you would like to add to this piece of content, let's hear your thoughts in the comment sessions below.

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